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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1942
Page
3
The article describes U.S. Marine paratroopers as elite units trained across East and West coast centers. It covers selection, physical standards, pay incentives, and a six week training program beginning with packing chutes and ending with jumps from 300 feet, simulating combat conditions for tomorrow’s operations.
A compilation listing remarks attributed to Marian Evans Cross George Eliot John Ruskin Walt Whitman and John Tyndall with references to works Janet's Repentance Of Kings Treasuries Leaves of Grass and Science and Man Trilby as sources for their notable statements.
A set of five quotes explores persecution as a test of character, the press’s power when guided by education and integrity, a poet’s bond to his country, the danger of ignoring uncomfortable facts, and cautions about alluring yet perilous female influence.
Illinois scientists report up to fifty percent fuel savings from furnace and stove firing adjustments, storm windows, insulation, and lowering indoor temperatures especially at night. They urge keeping registers clear, cleaning furnaces annually, and maintaining efficient heating systems.
A Western Newspaper Union release outlines an apple themed party for families. Plan invitations and refreshments, transform a living room into an apple orchard, and include games like William Tell Relay and Apple Authors. Prizes include jelly, cider, apples, or pie.
A reader asks about dating etiquette after meeting a young man at friends home. The answer says it is acceptable to invite him to call with the mother present and that if he does not, there is little the reader can do except wait for him to ask.
Guidance for readers over forty on quick makeup refreshers. Advises avoiding glaring reds in lipstick nail polish and rouge and suggests blue red or orchid tinges. Recommends a face powder slightly darker than skin to brighten and soften rouge edges.
Across the nation motorists join a spontaneous campaign to drive 35 mph to conserve gasoline and tires. Those who speed receive a friendly horn toot from the trailing motorists, signaling impatience with excessive velocity. The practice emerged informally and spread as drivers adopt the campaign.
Ruth Current from North Carolina State College advises farm homemakers on wartime duties. Save soap scraps, air soap wraps, and reuse items. store screens, avoid waste, and care for furniture. Reorganize refrigeration, reduce clutter, and follow price ceilings by frugality and savings.
Mrs Ethel Bell a Canadian born U S missionary returns to New York with her children Bob 11 and Mary 14 after 19 days adrift on a raft from Africa aboard West Lash away which was torpedoed. The trio and 14 others were rescued by a destroyer and brought to Bridgetown Barbados. The vessel was sunk in August.
Recipes for fruit cake pudding and cookies with honey and molasses aim to ease holiday prep. Instructions list ingredients, mixing steps, and baking or steaming times for fruit cake plum pudding lemon sauce and fig maple pudding with tips for ripe flavors and table presentation.
A guide to decorating fruit cakes with candied cherries and artificial rose leaves. It describes forming gelatin rose petals from lemon and orange candy slices and using almonds or other nuts with candied peel for simple flowers. Storage suggests airtight containers for several weeks and refreshing with moist apples.
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